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Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:54 am
by Mike
While visiting father-in-law in Arkansas this weekend I dropped into the local LGS to see if they happened to have a bolt action .22 which I have been searching for for a while. They had a Mossberg 802 Plinkster on the rack but its plastic stock looked funky and its bolt action was rough.
So the guy behind the counter pulled out his book and went through it. He found a Winchester Wildcat listed and disappeared into the vault for quite some time. He came back with this:
A new in box rifle, this gun was discontinued in 2009 so this was a sweet find!
Russian you ask? Yep, this is a Tula TOZ-78 rebranded as a Winchester. Reviews are all good, the rifle feels well built and the bolt is smooth. It came with one 5 round magazine and three 10 round so I don't even have to buy any extras.
I'll take it out next week and try it with the iron sights before I decide whether to scope it or not, right now I'm thinking I won't.
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:26 pm
by BubbaDX
Very cool. I bet it shoots pretty good.
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Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:35 pm
by millman
That should be a hell of a shooter. Good find.
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:14 pm
by bunkysdad
Mike, you sure got the title right. Sweet is a good word to describe this one.
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 5:00 pm
by slcampbell
Very nice.
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 5:45 pm
by millman
That action looks a lot like the action on my German .22 Hornet.
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:03 pm
by Titanium Hammer
Very nice find, congrats! I've got a couple Izhmash .22's and they're excellent shooters! Let us know how she shoots!
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:30 pm
by Mike
millman wrote:That action looks a lot like the action on my German .22 Hornet.
The stock looks the same too, is the Hornet Russian made?
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:24 am
by millman
Mike wrote:millman wrote:That action looks a lot like the action on my German .22 Hornet.
The stock looks the same too, is the Hornet Russian made?
No it is actually a Weihrauch branded Krico 301, made in Germany. That schnaubel foreend is just a European thing.
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:01 pm
by Mike
millman wrote:Mike wrote:millman wrote:That action looks a lot like the action on my German .22 Hornet.
The stock looks the same too, is the Hornet Russian made?
No it is actually a Weihrauch branded Krico 301, made in Germany. That schnaubel foreend is just a European thing.
That's funny because the stock on the Winchester was made specifically for the US versions, the Russian version doesn't have that same shape.
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:43 pm
by 8X56R
Very nice pick up. I'm jealous. Congrats..
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:48 pm
by millman
My BRNO Mod1 has the same thing.
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:06 pm
by Burrhead
Sure enough looks nice.
Re: Sweet new Russian .22
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 3:18 pm
by Mike
I need to do a range report on this. I took it out and had some fun. The bolt is a little tight for a .22 so I just treat it like a Mosin.
My biggest problem was seeing the teeny, tiny sights, I think I may need new glasses!
Once that is taken care of though I think this will be a great little plinker and squirrel gun.
Next time I take it out I'll get some photos.
